2013.08.08
The Keio Research Institute at SFC at Keio University is calling for submissions of creations and ideas from children, pupils, and students across Japan that use smartphones to make the future information society brighter, more fun, and kinder.
Overview of the 4th Smartphone Future Contest
Eligibility: Children, pupils, and students (elementary, junior high, and high school students; vocational school students; university and graduate students; etc.)
Submission Categories:
(1) Advanced Works Category: What kind of smartphone applications (software) will be needed in the near future, or in 10 or 20 years? Please create the actual software and submit it along with a summary of the idea (The software can be in any format that allows its operation to be confirmed on a smartphone, such as a native app, a web app, a Flash app, or a "flip book" style animation that can show screen transitions. The summary should be one A4 page in any format).
(2) Future Creation Category: Please depict your vision of the future on a poster. Visions that are not feasible with current technology are also welcome (Selection will be based on the poster alone. The poster should be one A1 page in any format).
Submission Period: Monday, July 1, 2013–Monday, September 30, 2013
How to Apply: Please apply via the Smartphone Future Contest website . Submissions must be original works. However, previously presented works are also acceptable.
Sponsors: NTT DOCOMO, INC., KDDI CORPORATION, SoftBank Mobile Corp.
About the Smartphone Future Contest Selection Process
In each submission category, one Grand Prize winner and up to one Special Jury Prize winner will be selected and awarded. Applicants will be notified of the first-round screening results by email by Monday, November 11, 2013. For submissions that pass the first round, a second-round screening will be held at the SFC Open Research Forum 2013 (http://orf.sfc.keio.ac.jp/) at Tokyo Midtown on Saturday, November 23 (public holiday), where the outstanding works will be awarded. The creators of the works that pass the first-round screening will be asked to come to the venue on Saturday, November 23 (public holiday).
*Starting this fiscal year, the contest has evolved from the "Keitai (Mobile Phone) Future Contest" to the "Smartphone Future Contest."
Contact
Smartphone Future Contest Office, Keio Research Institute at SFC, Keio University
TEL: 0466-49-3436 e-mail: sdc@sfc.keio.ac.jp
Issued by: Research Support Center